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A New Horizons view of Pluto. 🛰️🧊 📹 NASA

@TheHomanQuant @Excellion Right!

@AstronomyBit @Excellion Looks like a heart

A cosmic flash from 2002 is still echoing today. 🤯 This light echo around V838 Monocerotis occurs as a decades-old burst of starlight travels outward, illuminating never-before-seen cosmic dust in real time. 🌌 📷 NASA/ESA

Imagine looking up at the Martian sky and seeing two moons racing in completely different directions. Phobos moves so fast it crosses the sky three times a day. 🌌

Meet 55 Cancri e, a planet twice the size of Earth where the interior is thought to be made of pure diamond and graphite. At these temperatures, the phrase "pressure makes diamonds" is taken to a whole new level. 💎

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@AstronomyBit @Excellion Van Gogh was here…

Jupiter’s clouds are a masterpiece, but their color is a mystery. Though the ices should be white, sunlight and lightning likely react with organic and sulfur compounds to create these stunning orange and brown swirls. 🌪️🎨 📹 NASA/Juno

Voyager 1 is 24.7 billion km away after 48 years in space - yet it’s not even one light-day away. A testament to the staggering scale of our universe. 🛰️🌌

A perfectly framed moment. 😍🌈

@InfiniteFleet Oh wow!

Breathtaking views from the latest patrol near Tether Station. 🛰️

Meet Hickson Compact Group 44! These 4 galaxies in Leo are distorting each other through gravity, destined to merge into one mega-galaxy. 🌌 📷 Peter Kennett

The Milky Way arches over a remote, untouched salt flat in Puna de Atacama, Argentina. 🌌 📷 Daniel Viñé Garcia

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@AstronomyBit @Excellion The favorite amusement planet of all astronauts the universe over.

Located 99 light-years from Earth, TOI-1452 b is a prime candidate for an ocean world. Initial data suggests this exoplanet may be entirely covered by a thick layer of water. 💧🌐

@emilis_venckus @Excellion Just hope the 'fish' there aren't the ones catching us. 🎣👽

@AstronomyBit @Excellion A lot of space to go fishing 🎣

Since Interstellar was released 11 years ago, just 1 hour and 39 minutes have passed on Miller's planet.

Zoom into the Sombrero galaxy! 🌌 📹 ESA

The beautiful NGC 1961 galaxy, 190 million light-years away from us. 💫

Imagine living on a moon orbiting a gas giant. 🌑